2002 Swindon Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2002 Swindon council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2002. Swindon UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Swindon council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2002.

The 2002 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Voting pilot

The election in Swindon was one of thirty that trialed different methods of voting or counting in the 2002 local elections, with Swindon having a trial of voting via the internet. [3] The trial results had 5% of voters using the phone to cast a vote and over 10% voting via the internet. [4] A survey in Swindon found that those who voted via the Internet were more likely to be younger and male than those who voted at a polling station. [5] Overall turnout in the election was 31.33%. [6]

Election result

Swindon Local Election Result 2002 [6] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 911047.434.213,539
  Conservative 711036.838.615,250
  Liberal Democrats 300015.824.39,609
  Green 000001.8703
  Socialist Alliance 000000.4170
  Rock 'n' Roll Loony 000000.3138
  Independent 000000.3128

Ward results

Abbey Meads [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Justin Tomlinson 70570.4
Labour Michelle Mahon19519.5
Liberal Democrats Katherine Pajak10110.1
Majority51050.9
Turnout 1,00128.9
Conservative hold Swing
Blunsdon [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doreen Dart79672.2
Labour Lynn Vardy16014.5
Liberal Democrats Ruth Fitchett14613.2
Majority63657.7
Turnout 1,10242.1
Conservative hold Swing
Central [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Nash75841.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Dickinson62834.7
Conservative Peter Bates30016.6
Green Simon Smith854.7
Rock 'n' Roll Loony John Stuart372.0
Majority1307.2
Turnout 1,80825.4
Labour hold Swing
Covingham and Nythe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Dilley1,18847.8
Conservative Angela Watts98439.6
Liberal Democrats Adelaide Dudman31312.6
Majority2048.2
Turnout 2,48535.7
Labour hold Swing
Dorcan [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Wren1,05644.5
Conservative Garry Perkins98641.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Wheaver27511.6
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Bridget Jeffery552.3
Majority703.0
Turnout 2,37234.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Eastcott [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Evemy1,03047.8
Labour Richard Young57126.5
Conservative Russell Holland35216.3
Green Christine Smith1557.2
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Roland Gillard462.1
Majority45921.3
Turnout 2,15428.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Freshbrook and Grange Park [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Shepherd87940.9
Conservative Michael Bray74634.7
Labour Phil Rashid52624.5
Majority1336.2
Turnout 2,15128.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Gorse Hill and Pinehurst [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Fanning84754.3
Conservative Mark Furkins37624.1
Socialist Alliance Andrew Newman17010.9
Liberal Democrats Jacob Pajak16810.8
Majority47130.2
Turnout 1,56122.7
Labour hold Swing
Haydon Wick [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Renard1,13347.9
Labour Fay Howard82134.7
Liberal Democrats Tel Hudson41117.4
Majority31213.2
Turnout 2,36530.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Highworth [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lisa Hawkes1,29350.5
Labour Peter Mallinson71928.1
Liberal Democrats Jenny Shorten55021.5
Majority57422.4
Turnout 2,56238.7
Conservative hold Swing
Moredon [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derique Montaut84346.4
Conservative Kirt Wakefield64635.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bass32918.1
Majority19710.8
Turnout 1,81824.7
Labour hold Swing
Old Town and Lawn [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Johnson1,93348.9
Conservative Colin Lovell1,60340.5
Labour John Newman2736.9
Green John Hughes1473.7
Majority3308.3
Turnout 3,95652.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Parks [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barrie Thompson97364.4
Conservative Natasha Young29319.4
Liberal Democrats Ellen Aylett24516.2
Majority68045.0
Turnout 1,51121.8
Labour hold Swing
Penhill [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Glaholm68759.5
Liberal Democrats Clive Fitchett25321.9
Conservative Donald Day21518.6
Majority43437.6
Turnout 1,15525.7
Labour hold Swing
Shaw and Nine Elms [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Douglas Stewart1,00053.2
Labour Neil Heavens50226.7
Liberal Democrats John Phipps37920.1
Majority49826.5
Turnout 1,88127.2
Conservative hold Swing
St Margaret [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Baker1,06947.2
Labour Alison Durrant89739.6
Liberal Democrats John Newman30013.2
Majority1727.6
Turnout 2,26630.5
Conservative hold Swing
St Philip [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Steele1,00645.4
Conservative Raymond Fisher88239.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Wiltshire2149.7
Green Raymond Smith1135.1
Majority1245.6
Turnout 2,21531.2
Labour hold Swing
Western [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Small1,06850.2
Conservative Paul Saunders53525.2
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Clifton-Page30114.2
Independent Michael Morton1286.0
Green Robert Heritage944.4
Majority53325.1
Turnout 2,12628.5
Labour hold Swing
Wroughton and Chiseldon [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jemima Milton1,33643.8
Liberal Democrats Clive Hooper1,15437.9
Labour Andy Harrison44914.7
Green James Bevan1093.6
Majority1826.0
Turnout 3,04840.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Swindon". BBC News. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  2. "Local Elections: Results". The Guardian. 3 May 2002. p. 9.
  3. Hurst, Greg (5 April 2002). "Ministers shun fears over votes on the Net". The Times. p. 16.
  4. Rogers, James (14 May 2002). "E-voting fails to electrify battle of the hustings". The Daily Telegraph. p. 32.
  5. "Analysis: Does e-voting work?". BBC News. 17 July 2002. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Swindon Borough Council 2002 election results". Swindon Advertiser. 3 May 2002.
  7. "Election results; Local Elections". The Times. 3 May 2002. p. 6.